At 24 x 18 inches, it easily fits on top of an ironing board or atop your sewing table. Savina has also included a silicone iron rest pad to complete your sewing and pressing set up.

Keeps fabric from slipping

Holds heat

Durable

Begin with low ironing temperature

The Savina pressing pad is also available is a smaller size, measuring 17 x 13.5inches.

How to Choose Your Quilter’s Pressing Mat

Materials

The 100% New Zealand wool and the Savina wool mats are of superior quality wool, meaning that if you are also using steam, the wet wool won’t develop a strong smell. There may be a slight odor at first, but this will quickly disappear.

It’s important to know that poorly processed or inferior wool is often touted as 100% high-quality wool.

Despite the clever marketing tricks, it will most likely cause poor heat retention and an uneven surface. Your fabric will catch on the rough patches that form on the surface of inferior quality mats.

Care & Durability

It’s best to set your iron on a lower heat the first time you use the wool pressing pad. Once you can see that it handles the temperature well, you can comfortably set your iron to “Wool” or “Medium” Heat.

Wool mats are porous products. They absorb the moisture from the air, as well as allow steam to easily pass through them.

While this is excellent in pressing your fabric effectively from both sides, we would recommend using one or more of the below precautions:

Using your pressing mat on a water-resistant surface

Putting a small towel underneath

Using a dry iron

Because the pressing mats are made of wool, they can easily be washed. This should be done gently by hand in the bath. Make sure your mat is completely dry before storing it.

Size and Weight

Lightweight yet firm, wool pressing mats come in a variety of sizes to suit your space and transportation requirements. The most common sizes are:

13 x 17 inches

17 x 17 inches

17 x 24 inches

The average thickness is around half-an-inch and should be fine for most pressing requirements.

Weight ranges from around 1.5 to 1.9 pounds.

Affordability

100% Natural wool is more expensive than processed wool, so don’t be fooled by cheaper deals.

Getting a wool pressing mat is definitely a good investment. Not only will it last for years, but you can be sure that your expensive or heirloom quilting fabrics will be safe with a thick wool pressing surface.

The amount of time it will save you must also be taken into account. The wool allows heat to infiltrate and pass through the pressing pad, cutting your pressing time in half. Seams and blocks are pressed flat so overall precision is greatly improved.

The wrong ironing surface can stretch your blocks, throwing the accuracy of your measurements out entirely. When working with such a small margin for error, every millimeter counts in achieving your perfectly finished quilt.

With a wool pressing pad, you will save time and money, plus you can count on professional results.

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